How many of you out there have attended a heart rehabilitation physical therapy program post heart attack or catheterization? I know that each and every program is different although they offer a similar guidelines. I have personally experienced, while working as a cardiac nurse, some great, and I mean great, rehab programs. They were very involved and intense.
Each patient was hooked up to a heart monitor while they rode the bike, elliptical or walked the treadmill. Most patient’s participated in lifting low amounts of weight. And every single rehab patient took a mandatory diet and nutrition class taught by a …read more